Gianfranco Tripodo is a documentary and portrait photographer with a strong vision and unique capability for capturing intimate,raw and authentic moments.

Combines his long term personal documentary projects with editorial and commercial assignments.

He has a great interest in working on stories and projects where he can get really close to the subjects and where he can establish a deep connection with it.

Born in 1981 in Manila, Philippines, and grew up in Napoli.

He has a degree in Media Science and Semiotic at Bologna University. After the graduation,he spent a brief period in Milan and then moved to Spain, where he has lived since 2005.

- His work is represented by Contrasto, the leading Italian photo agency.

- He is part of Red Bull Photography network, which stands for authentic and absorbing imagery telling real stories.

- He regularly hosts lectures and workshops on his activity as professional photographer at IED Madrid, Lens -School of Visual Arts in Madrid and Escuela universitaria de Artes y Espectáculos TAI in Madrid.

EDITORIAL CLIENTS

The New York Times

The Financial Times Weekend Magazine

El Pais Semanal

Monocle

Icon

Esquire

Der Spiegel

M, Le Monde

The Guardian

L’Espresso

L'Officiel Spain

Rolling Stone España

IL

IoDonna

SportWeek

COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

Puma

Footlocker

Red Bull

The Red Bull Music Academy

Sony Records

McCann-Erickson

Carhartt

Saucony

AWARDS

2016 - Shortlisted at the Spanish Photobook Award at the PhotoEspaña Festival with the book "DÚO 04 - Sobre la Frontera Sur".